The Portland daily press., 1887-10-12
AMONG THE ARTISTS.
New York Artists TO Visit Portland
Next season-what Portland Talent
Has Done and Is Doing Today.


Of any in the city, and are probably unex-
celled by any in the State. while. as portrait
and figure artists, G. l.. Fox, as a worker in
oils, and A. E. Moore, in crayon. are un-
questionably the first in this branch of art.
to which they confne themselves. Miss
Skeele, an oil portrait artist, Miss Alice
Gould, Mrs. S. p. Warren, Miss Jenny Low.
ell, Miss Alice Howes, and Miss Helen G..
Brown are among the lady artists whose tai
ent has made them known to a large circle Of
art admirers and critics. Prompted by de-
sire 10 know what the Portland artists are
doing, PRESS reporter called first upon
Mr.. G. +. Kimball, who was found busy at
his trade as carpenter and stair-builder. /
have been told that you have lately complet-
ed some very fine pictures, said the writer.
"Oh, well, | don't know about that /
haven't compared them with the work Of
other artists. and don't know as 1 care about
saying anything concerning them. I've
been sketching this summer at Cornish.
make no effort to sell my pictures, but still
they bring enough to render the entertain
ment derived from painting costless."
Mr.. Kimball Is generally conceded to be
the most talented landscape artist in Maine
His style Of painting. although ii has chang
ed somewhat, is broad, and after the French
school. and his works are highly praised by
the best art critics Of the country Mr.. KIM
ball Is a modest, rather eccentric man, and
cannot be induced to devote his time to
painting. for which he has a talent that
would probably make him eminently success
full. His works, which are all landscapes.
painted in oil, are always noticed in what
ever gallery they may be hung. He is a mas
ter OF coloring, a good etcher, and really
great artist. A very pleasant hour was spent
In the handsome studio Of Mr.. Brown, who
has become famous for his landscape and
marine scenes. 1t was well remarked by one
critic, that, while gazing at one Of Mr..
Browns fine marine paintings. zone appears
TO be looking out of doors, the water looks
wet, the rocks hard and natural, while the
SKY IS a counterfeit OF natures own produc-
tlon," Few artists can excel his'marines
He Is great worker. and devOtes his whole
time to painting, turning out more pictures
than any other Portland artist. short
time ago he sold one Of his marines for
$500, and many of bis pictures sell from
$500 to $1,000. One of his pictures shown at
Liverpool, attracted much attention, al
though some Of the finest pictures in the
the world were hung beside It. A painting
OF chrysanthemums by Miss Helen, Mr.
| 0iOWu . tditulcu uduklLtT, WAS SHOWN the
writer, and IL is safe to agree with Mr. Dick
erson, Boston art critic, who said that IL
was one of the best works of the kind he
even saw. Mr.. Brown will open his studio
about the middle Of the month, and his sum
mer's work, which consists Of sketches
made in the bay and at the White Mountains,
will then be on exhibition.
One OF POrtland's most venerable artists
Mr. Hudson, pleasantly entertained the re-
porter at his studio on Cumberland street.
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He Is very careful teacher and he is now
giving much time TO the instruction of his
class Of amateurs. He has not done much
sketching this summer and is not at present
working on any particular subject. Mr.. @.
l.. Fox, the We'll known oil portrait and fig
ure painter, who has spent much time in
Europe studying, mostly at Paris, was
found busy with his pupils. His figures,
which were painted in Holland, and which
have all been exhibited In this city, rank
highly as works of art. He always paints
from life and Is very conscientious artist Of
much talent. He is well known in New
York and Boston, where many Of his pic
lures have been sold. He will build new
studio this fall for the use Of his pupils. At
present the most Of his time is spent with
his pupils but later he will begin several lne
portraits.
In one corner Of the upper story Of the
First National Bank Building the writer
found the talented erayon portrait artist,
Mr.. A. =. Moore, quietly at work before his
easel, He was working upon the portrait Of
two Minneapolis children but he put aside
his crayon and chatted very freely with the
reporter, Il am conscientious artist"
said he, "and i work more for the glory Of
the science than 1 do for gold" Another ar.
tist said Of him: II like everything that
Mr.; Moore does; his women have the
delicacy OF women; the soul Of the artist
can be seen in his pictures; he Is surely
man OF much talent" The most Of Mr.
MO0re's portraits are taken from life and
the result gained by so doing he regards as
fifty per cent. better than it Is when the pOr-
trait Is taken from photograph.
While In the studio Of Miss Alice Gould
the writer was shown many paintings In oil
OF landscape and flowers that possessed mer
1t in no low degree. Miss Gould Is hard
working, versatile artist and devotes the
most OF her time to still life painting, and TO
teaching.
Miss Skeele devotes her time to pOrtraiture
In which branch she has no superior in Port
land. Her likenesses are full Of life.
The sketehing season is now about over,
and the lady, as well as the gentlemen artists
are busy with their pupils, spending what
spare time they have before their own easels.
Mrs. ;. +. Warren, Miss Jenny Lowell and
Miss Alice H0wes are all prolific artists who
have merited no inconsiderable amount Of
praise.
There are many other artists in Portland
VINO are coming rapidly to the front, and
among the amateurs there are many whose
talent bids fair to win for them fame. TO
be eminently successful an artist must be
original in degree and his pictures sugges-
tive. His study must be something more
than superficial, his work must be finished
pictures, not mere sketches. An extended
knowledge OF nature is necessary and there
must be soul IN the work. OF our own city's
artists II may be said that they are true, con-
scientious workers, and to this. in
great degree, they owe their fame
II Is said that Portland will
be made the centre and stopping place next
summer Of many talented artists of New
York city. Mr. f. c. Beardsley, of that
city, who spent tine summer here says that
IN no part CT the country can be found a
place that affords SO fine field for sketch
ing as Cape Elizabeth and the Islands of
Casco Bay The sketches which he made
here so pleased his artist friends of New
York that many OF them have declared their
Intention TO pass next summer in this vicin-
ity. MIR. Beardsley will have large new
studio at the Cape next season. The |
sketches which he has made this season will |
be exhibited shortly at j. L. Stu9bs's art |
store. Among them is large painting Of |
Portland harbOr.
FROM the easels of the Portland artists, |
who, by the way, are much better known ia |
some Of our large cities than they are here, |
many pictures have been taken which are |
excelled only by the best artists, and with the |
large but quiet schools that are now work. |
ing the future Of Portland as the mother Of
artists may, after all, be something of which
her sons may well be proud.
Electric Lights on Portland Bridge.
The County Commissioners have decided
to light Portland bridge by electricity, and
have contracted with the Consolidated Flee
trio Light Company for that purpose. Itis
expected the lights will be in operation with
in month. A cable will be made 10 mas,
under the draw of the bridge This will be
good news to our citizens as well as to resi-
dents Of the Cape. Now let the Knightyille
people get few of the lights for their viii